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Metonomy vs Personification - What's the difference?

metonomy | personification |

As nouns the difference between metonomy and personification

is that metonomy is while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

metonomy

English

Noun

(head)

    • personification

    English

    (wikipedia personification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
    • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
  • A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
    • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
  • An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
    • The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.